Defrai watched nervously as her brown-sized gold Nerissath literally unfolded from her perch. Her gold was extremely proddy and about to rise. In fact, if Defrai's instincts were correct, the gold was rising now. She shifted her weight nervously as the three bronze-riders, one brown-bronze-rider and one night blue-rider crowded around her. She looked nervously at them. She only knew three of them - Z'thon, bronze Chavaleth's rider; K'ran, bronze Radhith's rider; and Higaffen (H'fen), night blue Bimarith's rider. The other two were D'nar of bronze Zorkrath and D'rin, brown-bronze Hijseth's rider. Nerissath hissed and warbled at the male dragons, bristling with anticipation. Wait, she commanded, gliding down to the herdbeasts. Look, do not touch, she growled.

She grabbed her first beast ruthlessly and paused above it, snarling at the warning touch of Defrai's mind against hers. I know, Defrai, I know. she growled, blooding the beast and five more quickly.

She leaped into the air, her wings beating strongly. The bronzes, two-tone and blue swept into the air after her. She flew strongly into the air, taunting them happily. She turned and grinned at them. Well? Can't you fly any faster? she called.

Bronze Zorkrath rose to her challenge and got a tail in the face, a sharp thwack across his cheek. He bugled in outrage and went back to his rider. Nerissath crowed, momentarily distracted. Radhith and Chavaleth flew on either side of her as she watched Zorkrath vanish. They both descended on her at the same time and she simply ducked, making them crash and get tangled together.

That left only Hijseth and Bimarith. So, she flew proudly. In a few moments, three of her chasers were gone. The experienced brown-bronze was slowly gaining and the gold warbled at him, calling him forward. He rose to the bait, all experience left behind. She smirked, rolled to the side and straight into night blue Bimarith's clutches.

The blue took advantage of the situation and wrapped his tail with hers. Defrai grinned at Higaffen. "Old habits die hard." he observed and she simply smirked, grabbing hold of him and dragging him inside.